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Photos showing before and after of an incision in soil

Two photos of Kingston Canyon showing a meadow

Two photos of Coon Creek upstream and downstream

Two photos showing a meadow and a stream

Two photos of a forest and a stream

People standing in a large culvert

A graph showing road capture

Insect terraces willow graph over an image of a meadow

Incision in a green valley

A meadow in a valley

Chart showing hydrologically complex stream

Table of depth to water table in meadows

Avulsion deposits in a meadow

Table of relation of vegetation types to channel geomorphic characteristics

Avulsion graphic

Graph showing distance down valley versus elevation

Graphic of a basin type c

Graphic of a basin type b

Graphic of a basin type a2

Graphic of a basin type a1

Schematic diagram of valley fill stratigraphy

Creek with waterfall

Graphic of channel types

Channel incision

Stream in a forest

Avulsing in a woody area

Kingston meadow incision

Kingston meadows aerial photo

Riparian shrubs

Glaciated basin in summer

Riparian forest in summer

Two photos of meadow and rocky hillside

Figure of two riparian areas

Figure of geomorphic processes

Graphic of multiscale approach process

Two photos of people assessing erosion in a rocky, recently burned area

Three images of progressive incision over time

Two images of a creek and a meadow

Green shrubs and a small creek

trees along a stream in a valley

Riparian area with debris

Riparian area with trees

Riparian area with trees

Incised riparian area

Incised stream in a valley

Incised stream in a riparian area

Incised stream in a riparian area

Incised stream in a riparian area with a person standing in the incision area

Incised stream in a riparian area

Incised stream in a riparian area

Incised stream in a riparian area, a person is standing by the stream

Overhead view of a valley fan

Valley with green and yellow foliage

Green valley meadow

Trees and underbrush

A person standing in a stream surrounded by shrubs and grasses

A stream with grasses and trees

Rocks and shrubs

A glacial terrace

Stream with shrubs

Stream under trees

Shrubs and understory

Stream with grasses

Three aerial images of streams

Graphic of two streams and aerial photo of a riparian area with labels

Graph of elevation and distance

Graphic of aerial view of a riparian area

Four aerial photos of riparian areas with labels

Four graphics of a riparian area

Two graphics of stream connectivity

Rocky area

Graphic of riparian area

Graphic of riparian area

Graphic of riparian area

Graphic of riparian area

Table of

Table of

Table of riparian

Five graphics of streams

Table with graphics of riparian areas

Graphic of riparian area type c basins

Graphic of riparian area type b basins

Graphic of riparian area type a basins

Three graphics of riparian area hierarchy

Flow chart of six questions for riparian areas

Aerial photo of a hilly landscape

Graphic of sensitivity balance

Graph of magnitude of change in response variable over time

Stream in a forest

Graphic of four stages of a riparian area forming

Flowing stream on a rocky slope

Flowing stream on a rocky slope

Stream in a forest

Graphic of two riparian areas

USDA and Forest Service logos

Cover of a report

Cover of Great Basin Riparian Ecosystems

Cover of a report

Screenshot of a map

Aerial photo of a riparian area

Graphic of riparian area connectivity

Labeled photo of a riparian area

Flow chart of watershed concepts

Flow chart of riparian components

Table and map of riparian geography

Table and map of riparian geography

Two photos of riparian areas

Aerial photo of riparian area with labels

Three labeled photos of riparian areas

Two aerial photos of riparian areas with labels

Map of the Great Basin

Cover of a report

Three people sitting in a green meadow

Screenshot of a map of a hilly area

Four people measuring a stream in a green, shrubby area

A stream flowing in a green valley

Map of a mountainous area

A creek in a forested area

Panorama of a valley meadow

Panorama of a valley meadow

A green, grassy valley

Panorama of a valley meadow

Stream in a forest

People gathered with clipboards in a grassy area

Stream and yellow flowers in a forest

Brown, grassy mountainside

Green foliage on a rocky mountainside

Red flowers next to a mountain stream

Yellow flowers next to a stream

Water flowing from a mountain stream waterfall

Flowing stream on a mountainside

Cloudy blue sky over a mountain

A data card with hand written items

A flow chart of watershed concepts

A graph of connectivity concepts and a labeled aerial photo of a riparian area

A person holding a photo sheet standing in a stream surrounded by trees

Valley meadow with green grass

Incising in a valley

Graphic of an alluvial valley

Stream in a valley

Stream in a forested area

Graph showing road capture

Cows in a rocky meadow

Horses in a valley

Rocky hillslope landscape

Primary watershed components flowchart

People measuring a stream in a forest

Boots next to a stream

Stream flowing into muddy incision

Graphic of Anabranching channel

Great basin regions map

Flow chart of watershed questions

Creek with surrounding green shrubs

Line graphic

Panorama of a forest

Last updated April 11, 2023

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